Justified preferred in fascinating head-to-head

JUSTIFIED is fancied to get the better of a fascinating head-to-head with Wild Passion in the Volkswagen Jetta Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

Three times the pair have met over flights and on each occasion Wild Passion proved the stronger. Both horses enjoyed excellent starts to their chasing careers.

Wild Passion beat two smart sorts in Kill Devil Hill and Publican on this track, but I was more taken by Justified’s nine lengths defeat of Doctor Linton, also at Punchestown, and he is preferred.